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Officers responded about 2:30 p.m. to a Knights Inn after reports that a wanted suspect was inside. The Bensalem (Pa.) Police Department said officers were fired at and that a SWAT team responded.

Franklin was found with a gunshot wound to his head, police said. He died at the scene. Lanning and another person, James Miller, were taken into custody. Miller was wanted for a parole violation. | More coverage from NBC Philadelphia station

Franklin and Lanning faced charges in connection with the deaths of Davie Lee McSwain, 82, and Joan McSwain, 78. Both were found dead just after 6 p.m. on Oct. 29 on Garcia Kennedy Road northeast of Thomasville.

Franklin faced charges of first-degree murder. Lanning is charged with accessory after the fact.

The two were also suspects in other recent crimes, including a Rite-Aid robbery earlier this week in Roanoke Rapids.